Many of the top players he sees every week find themselves drafted by NFL teams. Last week at Samford's Bulldog Bash, he mentioned Auburn's Greg Robinson (St. Louis Rams), Texas A&M's Johnny Manziel (Cleveland Browns) and Alabama's AJ McCarron (Cincinnati Bengals) when complimenting former SEC players who were recently picked in the NFL Draft.

Blackledge lives near Cleveland and he said he hears excitement about Manziel all the time.

"The Draft has been the great indicator here the last several years of where the most talent is in college football," Blackledge said. "That's why, up until last year when Florida State won, that the SEC has dominated the national championship picture as well.

"SEC players, for the most part, are more NFL ready than a lot of players coming from other parts of the country."

Watch the rest of the video to hear Blackledge's thoughts on SEC players and why the NFL thinks highly of them.

In case you missed it, check out these previous posts, with video, from Blackledge's interview at the Samford Bulldog Bash.